Improvement in bee-hives



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4 BEE-RIVE. No. 182,190, l Patented Sept. 12, 1876.

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u UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NoAH D; HAYDEN, or DALLAs, TEXAS, AssreNonTo HIMsELF ANDY# AMAsA, o. u oLAPP,

'll-VIPRCVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.4

OF SAME PLACE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 182,190, datedSeptember 12, 1876; application filed j June 12, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH D. HAYDEN, of Dallas, in the county of Dallasand State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBee-Hive, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of my improved bee-hive taken through theline :c fr, Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section ofthe same, taken through the line y y,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showing the brood-chamber swungout.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of vthis invention is to furnish an improved bee-hive, whichshall be so constructed as to enable the bees to be convenientlyinspected and taken care of, which will protect the bees from the moth,will keep the hive thoroughly ventilated, and will enable the honey tobe readily removed from the honey-frame without disturbing thebroodchamber. l

The invention will first be described in connection. with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claim.

A is the bottom, and B is the top, of the hive, to which are attachedthe end edges of the front C, and one side, D. The other side, E,isvsecurely'hinged to the edge of the front U. F is the back, the edgeof which is hinged to the edge of the stationary side D. The adjacentedges of the hinged back F and side E are secured to each other whenclosed by hooks and eyes, or other suitable fastenings. G is thebrood-chamber, the top and front of which are open, and the back ofwhich is securely attached to the back F of the hive, so that byswinging the side E open the broodchamber Gr` may be swung out, givingconvenient access. to its open side. The inner or left-hand side ofthebrood-chamber G is made detachable, so that it may be removed to giveconvenient access to the said brood-chamber, and enable the comb-framesto be readily separated and removed. rlhe hinged side E and back F donot extend up to the top B, a space being left to-form a honey-chamber,the back of said space being closed by a hinged door, H. I are thecomb-frames of the brood-chamtop J. To the rear ends of the bottom barsof the comb-frames I are attached pins t2, which rest in recesses in thebottom A, to prevent the rear part of the frames Ifrom getting out ofplace. To the sides of the front bars ofthe frames I are attached pinst?, which rest against the side bars of the adjacent frames, and againstthe, sides of the broodchamber, to keep the forward parts of said framesfrom getting out of place laterally.

In the space above the broodchamber Gr is fitted the honey-frame K,which rests upon brackets L attached to the front and sides of the hive.Upon the front and rear top bars of the frame K rest the projecting endsof the top bar of the comb-frames L. Upon the top bars of thecomb-frames L rests a movable top, M. rI he movable tops J M prevent thebees from fastening the combframes to the hive, and thus making theirremoval difcult. In the bottom of the brood-chamber Gr is formed anopening, gg', to allow air to enter said chamber, and which is closed bya wire-gauze, N, attached to the lower side of said bottom.v Air isadmitted into the space beneath the brood-chamber G through an opening,e', in the lower part of the side of the hive, which opening` is closedby a wiregauze, 0, attached to the said side. To the front (l of thehive, and about in' line with the bottom of the brood-chamber G, isattached a flange, P, for the bees to alight upon, andwhich inclinesdownward, so that rain will flow off. In the front G of the hive, justabove the liange P, is formed an opening, c', through which the beesenter and leave the hive, and which is closed, when desired, by a slide,Q, placed in a keeper, R, attached to said front C. In the front (l ofthe hive, at one or both sides ofthe passage c', are formeddownwardly-,inclined holes, in which are secannot escape.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The 'combination-of the hive,v having hinged sideE-andzback F,-witb e broodchamber, G,

having its back secured to the hinged backl F, as set forth.

' NOAH DUNKEN HAYDEN.

Witnessesz JAMES K. PQ SMITH, W. P. mms.

